Education in Review: 2025 Marks Turning Point as President Mahama Resets Ghana’s Schools

Ferdinand | EducationGhana | January 09 | Education in Review: 2025 Marks Turning Point as President Mahama Resets Ghana’s Schools

 2025 will be remembered as a defining year for Ghana’s education sector. President John Dramani Mahama and Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu inherited a system plagued by debt, stalled projects, unpaid teacher allowances, and infrastructure gaps—but the administration launched a deliberate reset that is already transforming schools nationwide.Here’s a closer look at the major achievements and reforms that are shaping Ghana’s education future.

1. National Education Forum Sparks Solutions

President Mahama convened a historic forum in Ho, bringing together teachers, unions, parents, students, academics, and policymakers.

• Goal: Identify structural weaknesses and craft actionable solutions.
• Outcome: A roadmap guiding ongoing reforms alongside government manifesto commitments.

2. Education Becomes a Budgetary Priority

• 2025 Budget Allocation: One of the largest sectoral shares in recent history.
• Basic Education Boost: GHC 9.1 billion—the highest in 50 years—to strengthen classrooms, learning materials, and teacher support.

3. Free SHS Reset: From Access to Quality

The Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy expanded access but strained resources. In 2025, the administration began improving quality while maintaining enrollment:

• GHC 3.5 billion allocated via GETFund
• Conversion of ~100 double-track schools to single-track
• School upgrades:
  • 10 Category D → C
  • 10 Category C → B
  • 30 Category B → A
• Better feeding and welfare for students with GHC 895 million in school feeding suppor

4. Advancing Girls’ Education

Gender equity took centre stage with free distribution of over 6 million sanitary pads to girls in basic and second-cycle schools, helping reduce absenteeism.

5. Clearing Arrears & Supporting Schools

• Capitation Grant arrears cleared: GHC 72.8 million
• BECE registration fees paid: GHC 122.8 million
• WASSCE practical fees covered
• Special needs school feeding grants maintained

 

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6. Teachers at the Heart of Reform

Teacher welfare reforms included:

• GHC 52 million paid in Teacher Training Allowance
• Restoration of promotion eligibility up to Director rank
• Placement of 30,000+ diploma teachers onto correct salary scales
• Reactivation of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) nationwide

7. Infrastructure & Tertiary Education

• E-Blocks revisited and stalled Community Day SHS projects revived
• No Fees Stress Initiative: 152,698 first-year tertiary students reimbursed for facility user fees
• Hostel construction: 600-bed facility at Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University
• Seed funding of GHC 40 million for nascent public universities

8. Scholarship Reforms

The Scholarship Authority Bill, pending Presidential assent, will:

• Eliminate political interference
• Ensure transparency and fairness
• Align scholarships with national skills needs

9. Looking Ahead: 2026 Priorities

• Upgrade 30 Category C SHSs → B
• Complete 30 abandoned E-Blocks
• Construct 200 JHSs, 200 primary schools, 200 kindergartens
• Build 400 teachers’ bungalows
• Procure textbooks, desks, buses, and administrative vehicles

Conclusion

The 2025 year under review shows a deliberate path of recovery and transformation for Ghana’s education system. Through historic investment, teacher-centered reforms, and infrastructure upgrades, President Mahama and the Ministry of Education are laying a strong foundation for quality, equity, and sustainable human capital development.

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